Pietro Chiesa - Important Design London Wednesday, April 25, 2018 | Phillips
  • Literature

    'Sezione dell'oggetto', Domus, no. 221, July 1947, p. 71
    'Rassegna Domus per natale', Domus, no. 373, December 1960, n.p., fig. 5 for the cigarette box
    Quaderni Fontana Arte 6, Milan, 1964, n.p.
    Franco Deboni, Fontana Arte: Gio Ponti, Pietro Chiesa, Max Ingrand, Turin, 2012, fig. 260

Σ21

Picture frame and cigarette box, model no. 1132

circa 1938
Walnut, East Indian rosewood, glass, brass.
Picture frame: 12 x 19.5 cm (4 3/4 x 7 5/8 in.)
Cigarette box: 6 x 17 x 11.5 cm (2 3/8 x 6 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.)

Manufactured by Fontana Arte, Milan, Italy. Underside of each impressed with manufacturer's mark FX.

Estimate
£2,000 - 3,000 

Sold for £6,250

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Important Design

London Auction 26 April 2018